If you are living in the Waco area you have probably already heard the buzz of the movie filmed here in town. Friend of the farm, not to mention extremely talented musician, Wes Cunningham has recently embarked on a film project with some other local, and near local folks. The story is based on the journey Wes took, along with his wife and young son, away from the fast paced music scene in LA to small town Sironia (Waco) in search of meaning. The story brings Wes to the farm where he believes for a moment that he has found the meaning or purpose that he is after, but I am sorry to tell you that the farm was not the answer.
We reenacted farm day for the shoot complete with vendors, milking demonstrations, a petting zoo and a few extras like ribbon dancing and bubbles. The day was hectic and somewhat silly but also a lot of fun and a nice step out of the routine. I milked Frosty, as I have done many times before, but this time there was a widescreen camera lens and a wardrobe director. Ryan drove the tractor, as he has done countless times, but this time it followed the call “action” and showed up on monitors.
In addition to our efforts to represent the farm well the film crew and actors did their best to look farmy, including rubbing their farm shirts in the dirt before wearing them...
The day was a step out of the ordinary for sure. The bright likes shown on goats and farmers alike and each did their best to act "normal." Fortunately the day rounded out with some good hard farm work before the attention got to our heads. The movie will hopefully be making its way through the independent circles so keep an eye out for Sironia and let us know what you think!
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